Liverpool once again had to do without Swedish striker Alexander Isak, despite head coach Arne Slot announcing earlier this week that Isak was ready to play "a couple of minutes".
But the question is whether it would have helped Liverpool. In the quarter-finals, Manchester City were a couple of sizes too big. This was especially true of Erling Braut Haaland, who scored to make it 1–0, 2–0 and 4–0. The third goal of the match was scored by Antoine Semenyo.
The darkness was complete for Liverpool when superstar Mohamed Salah, who is leaving the team after the season, missed a penalty midway through the second half.
